New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-09-05
FOR A SERVICE PENSION.
LETTERS FROM THE @. A. r.
SENTIMENT RUNNING LARGELY IN FAVOR or soxn
SORT OF SERVICE PENsIoN-THE LARGE CITIES

SENTIMENT RUNNING LARGELY IN FAVOR or SOM
SORT OF SERVICE PYSsfoN-THE LARGE CITIES
AS MUCH IN FAVOR OF 1T AS THE COUNTRY.
IRON. The Weekly Tribune.
THE TRIBUNE presents below the eleventh in
stalment OF expressions from Posts OF the G. A. K
and Individual veterans on the subject of Pen
sons In the large cities the comm ders are
inclined to DO cautious in their statements OF the
sentiment prevailing in their Posts; but 1t is
interesting discover that those cities are never
theless, strongly in favor Of service pension.
The bracketed figures refer to questions wnicn
were asked by The TRIBUNE. namely, as to
whether the Posts favor: ~ the Dependent
Pension bill; t2) service pension; (9J last win
ters vetoes of the private pension bills; and tE
any legislation not specified above; and ts) the
number of worthy veterans in the local poor
houses.
THEIR GALLANT AND UNTIRING WORK.
AND THE GRAND AND GLORIOUS PAY THEY GOT FOR
Ir-TEAMsrERs BETTER PAID-FAvoRfTIsM TO-
WARD MEXICAN WAR vErtR,Ns-UNIoN SOL
DIE 8 HELPING PAY THE NATIONAL DEBT.
North East Penn 1t 10 more than just thae the
OF the Mexican The latter arc pos on the PeBson
while the Union could mot tsysn ey
ths Depsnens Pensn bil be put % the rolls aas:. be
Union soldiers made possibie to give pensi"na
ho seYVtcea OF the MEXICAN War eoillotb Wofo a.
uotHius With tho work dons BY Union sol
ders According to the ananae, there wero only foo7
who killed who died from wounds during the i've
Years war with Mexico, wnls there than
Co. reported killed dead from wounds IN the Union
and silver tho Unisn soldiers paid deprscafsd
curroncy worth any IRON 40 cents upward but
Tae Real Esias Reoord claims that the obligations
to the Union soldtrrs have been over-taia nfty
during The war to men not enli-t-d Transfers and
borers received from 80 $50 mouth with rateps
mouth also with rations mechanics from " ." ~ Per
day and ratious. These men were NOT eoDpellsd to
M arch ALI night all beneath burning southern
sun or exposed piercing winter strn 70 sleep on
the ground covered with snow sieet or mud to Storm
breast ably defended by valiant FOE; 70 STAND
ana be by q persistent enemy. they we're not
compelled To be absent from family and friends put
could 20 where they chose The Union soldiers
received from 10 $40 Ter month Oh what grand and
glorious for the tney rendered and Tor the
Tns President could not sign bill irving Union
smmsrr Of men WHO d their beet 70 destroy This
ment Thus treason Is fed while patrotsis sarseA
bill, giving dependenr relatives and widows OF soldiers
who pensions S12 per month yet they nave nes
lestsd To give an, pensions widows Of soldiers who
wrre not ON the pension rolls and the sol
drr. ti,- small sum OF 50 month Is refused me sol.
dier did the work and not the widows and dependens
relatives. 49, -.
Dit they any than the stairs ana general Gov
voluntarily oherc to prevent reserunx 10
draft which. when they dd resort 70 IT, sometimes
caused riot and bloodshed N the soldiers dd reeve
bounty went, allow those who were more coward
patriotic: could NOT properly ieave nonc W
remain beaind peyerihee phrase remember that they
found themselves conIon:ed by debt on their return
nome which they In rommO with others paying on
The grumblers about pensions ing 10 more Dy
taxation than their share with the soiier though one
think from their wsilins that they are payinsn
all -
he Me for the extension and perpetual
tjcn nj slavery and this the soldiers or that war are
pensioned the q. A. X. snG all Uninn soldiers VIII.
trust continue 10 nse their influence ana telr paot
10 see thar the Union soldiers pu on an equal iot
ing the favored odiers OF any war In which
the United states has ever bern enga2 sd-James Il.
Taylor [Co H.. I'd Conn. Heavy Artillery.l